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4) Consider Incentives for Water Meter Replacement Program - ratify recommendation of Public Works Committee that a quarterly fee of 475 "individual meter read" be placed on the water utility bill beginning after written notice is provided 5) Update on TH 10 Median Opening at County License Center - no action necessary 6) Authorize Request for Proposals (RFP) for Geotechnical and Construction Testing Services - ratify recommendation of Public Works approving an RFP for geotechnical and construction testing services and authorizing staff to district it to select consultants, giving them three weeks to respond. Motion carried. V oting Yes: Mayor Ramsey and Councilmembers Look, Jeffrey, Dehen, Elvig, McGlone and Wise. Voting No: None COUNCIL BUSINESS Case #1: Public Hearing: 2009 Annual Street Maintenance Program Mayor Ramsey closed the regular portion of the City Council meeting at 7:02 p.m. in order to conduct a public hearing. Public Hearin!! Mayor Ramsey called the public hearing to order at 7:02 p.m. Presentation City Engineer Jankowski stated that this program has been around since 1981 and addresses preventative maintenance issues for the City streets. He stated that this year there are 14 projects and explained the difference between a sealcoating and overlay project. He stated that the feasibility study information was included in the packet and noted that this is the second year of the phase out plan for the assessments for sealcoating projects. He stated that the assessment will disappear entirely by 2014. He stated that the policy is to assess 50% of the costs of the overlay projects. He eXplained the assessment process and how residents can pay them off. Citizen Input David Rowen, 5713 - 164th Avenue, stated that he is in Barthel's Rum River 2nd addition and has walked the area and been all over it. He stated that his section on Junkite and 164th Lane is exactly the same as areas that are getting a sealcoat and he doesn't understand why it is included in the overlay section. He stated that there is a frost heave on 164th that has been repaired before, but this repair isn't included in this information. He stated that Centex put in their new development and the last few years they only have had basecoat asphalt and have run their heavy equipment down his roads in the spring. He asked if Centex was supposed to pay for the repair of some of these roads. City Engineer Jankowski stated that how they determine if an overlay is needed is based on the majority of the streets. He stated that there are always sections of the street that are better than City Council / March 10,2009 Page 4 of 13